Insulator.



No. 831,338. PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906. I

M. J. GLICK. NSU 0R.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MONROE J. GLICK, OF WESTFIELD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO JACKSON RARDIN AND TIMOTHY RARDIN, OF VVESTFIELI), ILLINOIS.

INSULATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed October 2, 1905. Serial No. 281,033.

T0 a/ZZ whom it Wto/,y concern:

'Be it known that I, MONROE J. GLIGK, a citizen of the United States,residing atl/Vestiield, in the county of Clark, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements lin Insulators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to insulators.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and eflicient insulator for the support of wires in such manner that the usual binding of tie-wires may be dispensed with.

Another object resides in the provision of an insulator embodying such characteristics that a line-wire may be quickly and readily engaged therewith or disengaged therefrom by reason of the fact that the use of tie-wires is obviated.

Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claim without departing'from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the insulator. Fig. 2 is a section on the line x :c of Fig'. l. Fig. 3 is a section on the line fz/ y of Fig. l. Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations looking in opposite directions at right angles to Fig. l, Fig. 4 being partly in section.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the reference character l indicates the body of the insulator, which may be made of any suitable non-conducting material and having a screw-threaded or other recess 2 in its base, whereby it may be readily engaged with the usual threaded or other pin of the ordinary crossarms of a supporting-bolt.

Formed through one side of the insulator in substantially a horizontal plane is a slot 3, which communicates with a vertical passage 4, arranged centrally of the insulator and downwardly of the said slot for communication with the slots 5 and 6, arranged beneath the aforesaid slot 3.

In the use of the present invention the line-wire is seated in the insulator by first passing it through the slot 3 and then permitting it to fall through the passage 4,when it may be turned for engagement with the closed ends of the slots 5 and 6, and thereby lie beneath the wall 7 and the top of the slot 5, whereby it cannot become accidentally disengaged from the insulator. It is apparent, therefore, that the use of tie-wires is obviated.

What is claimed isy An insulator comprising a body portion having a slot formed through one side thereof and oppositelydisposed alining slots arranged beneath the aforesaid slot communicating with the latter through a passage arranged centrally and verticallyvof the body portion of the insulator.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MONROE J. GLICK.

Vitnesses:

A. W. SLAUGHTER, T. J. BUCKLER. 

